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Rocky Ford
Trail (yellow arrows)
This .75-mile trail has a long, gentle downhill slope that
takes you to Deer Creek. As you walk upstream, notice the
limestone shelves, which were used as a ford by the farmer
who once owned land on both sides of the creek. This probably
was also a ford on a Mormon Trail possibly more than 160
years ago. The trail ends in the picnic area, where you can
choose your own route back to the enclosed shelter and trailhead.
Old Quarry Trail (green arrows)
Although the trailhead lies in the special-use camping area, this
trail is open to all that would like to use it. Please leave
your vehicle outside the special-use camping area gate, and then on
foot follow the special-use camping area road to the trailhead. This
is a 1.25-mile trail in its entirety with the option of a
shortcut that reduces the trail by .5 mile. The old quarry is
on the left side of the trail about 125 paces past the
shortcut. Its history is unknown. Perhaps an early resident
of this area found this natural outcropping of limestone to
be a good source of large rocks, possibly to be used as a
foundation for a house or barn. The trail returns through a
small Scotch and short-leaf pine plantation planted in the
mid-1950s.
Skunk Hollow Trail (brown arrows)
This trail begins near the lake at the Deer Run Trailhead. A gentle, downhill grade takes you to an intermittent
stream that has a small waterfall. The trail is 1.25 miles in
total length making a loop back toward the lake.
Deer Run Trail (red arrows)
Variety best describes this trail. A lowland and upland
forest, old fields, ponds and streams are all represented. By
taking Old Field shortcut (white arrows), the complete walk is only one
mile. The deer footprint signs will guide you around the
two-mile route. Deer Creek Loop (blue arrows) leaves and rejoins Deer Run
Trail near the farm ponds making the total hike about 3.5
miles. Some common trees have been identified on the one-mile
route.
